Ryan Wright (American football)

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Ryan Wright
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Wright with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024
No. 17 – Minnesota Vikings
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 25)
San Ramon, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: California
(San Ramon, California)
College: Tulane (2018–2021)
NFL draft: 2022: undrafted
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Punts:188
Yards:8,974
Average punt:47.6
Longest punt:73
Inside 20:76
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ryan Wright (born June 1, 2000) is an American professional football punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave.

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Early life

Wright grew up in San Ramon, California and attended California High School. In addition to punting, Wright also played quarterback on varsity during his junior and senior years. [1]

College career

Wright attended Tulane. [2] He played for the Green Wave from 2018 to 2021. [3]

Statistics

SeasonGPPunting
PuntsYdsAvg
2018 10451,97844.0
2019 13522,15541.4
2020 11522,35245.2
2021 12512,42447.5
Career 462008,90944.5

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		240 lb
(109 kg)		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.74 s1.66 s2.72 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		12 reps
All values from Pro Day [4]

Wright went undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, but he signed a three-year, $2.5 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings on April 30, 2022. [5] He competed with incumbent punter Jordan Berry in training camp. On August 25, the Vikings released Berry, leaving Wright as the sole punter on the roster. [6]

In week 6 of the 2022 season, Wright was named National Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time in his career for the 10-punt day he had against the Miami Dolphins, including a career-long 73-yard punt. [7] As a rookie, he punted 73 times for 3,457 total yards for a 47.36 average in the 2022 season. [8] In the 2023 season, he punted 59 times for 2,886 total yards for a 48.92 average. [9]

On March 9, 2025, Wright re-signed with the Vikings on a one-year, $1.75 million contract. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Wright's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Wright - Football". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Wright College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". Sports Reference . Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Ryan Wright, Tulane NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Tomasson, Chris (May 30, 2022). "Jordan Berry seeks to improve 'consistency' in quest to remain the Vikings' punter". InForum. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ Krammer, Andrew (August 25, 2022). "Vikings switch punters, releasing Jordan Berry and keeping Ryan Wright". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ Simmons, Myles (October 19, 2022). "Ryan Wright is the NFC special teams player of the week". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ryan Wright 2022 Game Log". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ryan Wright 2023 Game Log". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Vikings Agree to Terms with Punter Ryan Wright". vikings.com. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
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